Assignment task: What is a social issue you are paying attention to right now (could be the same social issue you wrote about in week 1 or something different, or what you're doing your term-long project on)? How do you see that issue on multiple levels:
- Individual - how do individuals experience the issue? What are some reasons why an individual might face that issue?
- Interpersonal - how do you relate to people experiencing that social issue? How does society tell us to relate to someone experiencing that issue?
- Institutional - what institutions exist that exacerbate or alleviate the issue?
- Systemic - what systems are involved in exacerbating or alleviating the issue? What is their purpose and are they fulfilling that purpose? Why or why not?